The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-17
FTFFIETH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, December 16 -Hatch,
of Missouri, submitted a concurrent
resolution that when the two houses
adjourn on December 10th, they stand
adjourned until January 9Th.
Reed, commenting on the motion,
said in this action the House rendered
the matter subject far legitimate Cole
IL ent before the House and county.
To-day Congress vas pressed upon by
serious public daty which was the re-
duction of the surplus. All were agreed,
at least On the Republican side, that this
| surplus should be reduced and RepUD-
lieeas stood ready now 70 make ons Ie-
duction to which the other side vas
agreed, and that was in reference to
the tobacco tax. He hoped that the
opportunity would be given them by
| the powers that be, or were 10 be, to
vote thereon, and, to show the country
| some proper disposition in this regard
| II gentlemen on the other side found it
somewhat difficult to arrange them
selves alongside the recent message
which had been sent them, that Repub-
licans could well understand, and could
give their assurances OF most profound
sympathy. Laughter
Alter some further debate, the Teso
/ luton was amended SO as to make the
adjournment until December %,
Townsend, of Illinois, offered reso-
luton providing that next Monday shall
be devoted to the introduction and ref
erence Of biz aud resolutions.
Laid over Ill Monday.
Blanchard, of Louisiana, offered q
resolution expressive of regret with
I lot hao 6a nd or Z h.
OF &. W.. Robertson, late memOer-elect
to the Fntieth Congress from Louis
lana, aud then, as q mark of respect,
! the House adjourned until Monday.
Secretary Lamar to-day issued an
order directing all lands heretofore
Withdrawn and held for indemnity
purposes, under grants to the
following named railroad companies,
to be restored to the public domain,
and offered to settlement and entry
under the general land laws, after Civ
ing the usual notice: Burlington Il
Missouri River; Chicago, Rock Island II
Pacific; Cedar Rapids 81 Missouri River;
Dubuque and Pacific; Chicago, Mil
YANKEE &. ST. Paul, in Iowa; st. Joe d
Denver, in Kansas; Chicago C North
western, in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Arrangements are now being made
at the Treasury Department Tor He
payment, on January 1st, of $S,414 go
interest on United States bonds ana
Pacific Railroad binds This Is In ad-
dition 10 $S48, 452 interest which won q
have fallen due on that date, but which
has been paid with rebate.
The Clerk of the House has CON
pleted ana laid before that body an in
dex of southern claims and claims re-
ferred to the Court Of Claims under the
BOurman act. The total number OF
claims reported to Congress is %, 29S
| which includes allowed. disallowed snG
barred cases, involving $3.50, 25S $50, OF
VII On amount the sum of 81 ,636, 800 was
allowed.
Comptroller Trenholm, ex-of1icio com
missioner of the Freedmen's Saving
and Trust Company, to-day submitted
| 10 the House the annual report, show
| ing q balance, December Sd, OF IS, 1871.
| There are still due ,406 claims, amount.
ing to 81, 1873. and not paid, because no
demand had been made. The available
assets, estimated at $13,817, are consid-
cred sufficient for the payment of these
| CLAIMS whenever called for, and fer de-
! fraying the necessary expenses of the
office. The commission renews the
suggestion contained in the last report
| kuS pay Wy OO4SArGS VI
| the balance due depositors, submits a
draft of a bill tor inns purpose, ana
quotes the rec 3mmends ton that Con-
gress discharge it's plain duty in the
matter.
The - Secretary of the III
terror, :. to day, = transmitted toI
the House report of the commits
sloners. appointed in conjunction with
the Texas State Commission, to ran a
line between a portion of the Indian
Territory and Texas. The commission
has ceased its lehors, not being able to
effect a settlement OF the controversy at
the point where the one hundredth
meridian of Longitude crosses the Red
River, in accordance with the treaty of
1919 between the United States and
Spain.
Hanged